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v V. ARSLANIAN DISHv Filed Nov. 10, 1923 I IN VEN TOR.

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Patented Dec. 2, i924 -VAHAl l' ARSLANIAN, G13 SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS.

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Application file dhl overnber 10, 1923. fierial No. 674,965.

To ((ZZ 107mm,izinw g/ concern Be it known that L'VAHA Ansm vinm a citizen of Armenia, residi at West Springfield, in the county of Hampden and State of hiiassachusetts have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Dishes of wh". the following lsca specification.

My invention r lutes to improvements the construction of dishes. sucn' as cups saucers, sauce dishes. plates. and the like and consists essentially of a sheet-metal, skeleton frame or support, and a plurality of filling" sections made of horn and sped and grooved or channeled to fit and or 'he engagedby said frame to produce a dish together with such other parts and members as may be necessary or desirable in order to render the dish complete and serviceable in every respect, all as hereinafter set forth.

The primary object of my invention is to produce a dish which has a unique and novel appearance, different from that of dishes constructed of the usual materials and in the usual manner. As above stated. the dish may be made of a shape and size to meet the requirements of and serve as a cup, saucer, plate, bowl, or shallow or deep container of any one of various other kinds of a more or less similar nature to those specifically mentioned.

Another object is to provide a dish of the character described above which is strong and durable.

Other objects and advantages will appear in the course of the following description.

I attain the objects and secure the advantages of my invention by the means illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a top plan of a cup which embodies a practical form of my invention, partsof the same being broken away and in section to show more clearly the construction; Fig. 2, a central; vertical section through said cup, and, Fig. 3, a reduced plan of the blank from which the skeleton frame of said cup is constructed.

Similar reference characters designate similar parts throughout the several views.

Although I have illustrated my invention and will describe the same in detail as applied to or embodied in a cup, it is to be understood that said invention can be applied to and embodied in various other kinds of dishes or containers without structural change other than inmatters of shape and size hence'theiinventiori is' in no wise to be considered as limited to a cup.

The cup (or dish) illustrated in the drawings comprises a skeleton frame 1 and a plurality of filling sections '2. The skeleton frame lv is stamped out of sheet-metah and'the sheet-metal may be of copper or any other suitable metal. The sections? are cut out of horn, and forthis purpose i prefer to use cows horns. I prefer to obtain my filling sections from cows horns, because horn from this source is comparatively inexpensive, can be readily bent to form, and is capable of taking successfull the finish which Idesire to giveflthe same.

The skeleton frame 1 has a plurality of radiating arms 3 extending from a centerpiece. 'The arms ofthe frame Latter said frame has been blanked out and in the further construction of the cup, are bent to the required shape, in this case being bent to assist in forming the sides as well as the bottom of said cup.

In my present method or process of construction, it is necessary to form a circular opening 4 in the center of the skeleton frame 1. The opening 4- enables me to attach the frame 1 securely to a support which holds said frame'in place while the filling sections 2 are being attached thereto and they with the arms 3 are being formed into shape. Afterwards the op ning 4 is filled in any suitable manner and by any suitable means, a plug 5, of which mention will hereinafter be made being employed in the present case.

The filling sections 2 are cut to the required shape and size in area, and channeled or grooved'at 6 and C The channels 6 and 7 are practically no wider than the thickness. of the frame 1. Each section 2 has one of the grooves 6 extending through the center lengthwise of the inner or "bottom edge of such section, and two of the grooves 7 extending upwardly from said first-named groove in the center of the lateral edges of said section, to open through the outer or upper edge of the section. The size and shape of each section 2 are such that said section. can be inserted or introduced be tween two adjacentarms 3 of the trains l. with portions of such arms in the grooves 7 in said section, and with the portion of the centerpiece of said frame that connects said arms in the groove 6 in the section. One-half of each of two adjacent arms 3 is received in one of the slots '7 in one of the sections 2; The aforesaid portion of the centerpiece oi the frame 1, which connects two adjacent arms and is received in the slot 6 in the section, is indicated by the numeral 8. Thus is is seen that the lateral edges of the sections 2 abut each other or are in contiguity all the Way around the cup, and that the bottoms of said sections extend approximately to the edge of the opening When the plug or closure 5 is in place, no parts oi the frame 1 are visible except the upper ends of the arms 3 which are flush with the upper edges of the sections 2, the slots F opening through said edges to enable said arms to extend clear to said edges.

Although the members of the frame 1 fit snugly into the grooves 6 and 7, cement may be used if desired between said frame members and the sections 2, and between abutting portions oi said sections, further to insure tight joints at all points.

The forming up of the assembled parts and members to the required shape of the cup is done, and the plug 5, Which is externally screw-threaded, is inserted in the opening 4, wherein it may be secured with cement or otherwise ii necessary.

In the present example the arms 3 are bent longitudinally in the center thereof, as at 9, in order that the cup may be of the shape illustrated, but this is one of the unimportant or minor details that would not be present in some other kinds or shapes of dishes.

The complete cup is Water-tight, and, after the desired finish has been imparted to the sections 2, is an object of artistic Worth and commercial value.

The filling sections 2 might, of course, be made of some material other than horn, provided such other material be suitable, Wood for example and in some cases.

In the event the dish be constructed Without the necessity of the opening in the frame 1, as it may be under some conditions, such opening is omitted and no plug 5 is needed. I

lllodifications and changes along the lines hereinbeforepointed out, and others, may be made Without departing from the spirit i,517,sss

of my invention or exceeding the scope of what is claimed.

What I claim as my invention, and de sire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. As a new article of manufacture, a dish comprising a skeleton fin-me and a plurality oi filling sections, portions of said frame being embedded in edge portions of said sections.

2. As a new article of manufacture, a dish comprising a skeleton frame, and a plurality of filling sections, portions of said frame being let into edge portions of said sections.

3. As a new article of manufacture, a dish comprisin a skeleton frame, and filling sections havin edge grooves to receive portions of said frame.

l. As a new article .ot mani nre, a dish comprising a. sheet-metal skeleton frame, and horn filling sections having grooved edges to receive portions of said frame.

A dish comprising a skeleton Frame having arms which radiate from a centerpiece, and a plurality of sections having grooved edges to receive said arms and portions of said centerpiece.

61A dish comprising a skeleton frame having arms which radiate from a centerpiece, and a plurality of filling sections hav ing grooves in their inner-end edges to receive portions oi said centerpiece, and grooves in their lateral. edges to receive said arms.

7. A dish comprising a skeleton frame having arms Which radiate iii-om a centerpiece, and a plurality of sections grooved in their inner-end edges to receive portions oi said centerpiece, and grooved in their lat eral edges to receive said arms, the slots in said lateral edges extending through the outer-end edges of said sections.

8. In a dish, a sheet-metal skeleton i i-rune having arms which radiate from a perforated centerpiece, a plurality of horn filling sections grooved in their inner-end and lat eral edges to receive portions oi said centerpiece and said arms. and a closure for the opening in said centerpiece.

VAT-IAN ARSLANIl-XN.

Witnesses C. C. VJns'r,

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